The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations
Unit is a combined unit consisting of Youth Services, the SpecialVictims
Unit and Digital Evidence Recovery.

The Youth Services Unit handles all cases involving youthful
offenders (ages 6-15). This unit works closely with the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Juvenile Assessment
Center (JAC) to provide services to the youth of Cumberland County.

The Special Victims Unit
is responsible for investigations involving child sexual abuse, physical
abuse and neglect, as well as caretaker abuse against the elderly and/or
disabled. Investigations are conducted using a multidisciplinary approach
in which investigators from the Sheriff’s Office work cooperatively with
investigators from the Cumberland County Department of Social Services.
Investigators also collaborate with representatives from other community
agencies (i.e. Cumberland County Schools, Southern Regional Area Health
Education Center, Mental Health, etc) for any needed victim services.